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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - With the first day of school just weeks away, health experts say now is the time for families to make sure children are healthy and ready for the classroom. As families prepare for a new school year, pharmacists say back to school health checks are just as important as buy...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Odessa police are working to identify a man found dead inside a clothes donation box last Friday at 8th Street and Coleman Avenue. Investigators say no signs of foul play were found. An autopsy has been ordered. Neighbor noticed odor weeks before discovery A neighbor who li...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - With the first day of school nearing, parents are being reminded to make sure their children meet Texas immunization requirements before classes begin. To help families get ready, the Ector County Health Department is holding its annual back-to-school immunization clinics i...
GOLDSBORO, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) - A pickup truck and a piece of automobile history crashed Monday morning in eastern North Carolina, hurting three people. The crash involved a 1926 Ford Model T and a Chevrolet pickup truck in Goldsboro, police said. Three people were taken to a hospital for ca...
GALLATIN, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) — Signs designating part of a roadway in Tennessee as the Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway are being moved after Vietnam veterans voiced concerns. Sumner County Commissioner Jeremy Mansfield said the signs were installed on a stretch of State Route 386 long known a...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Midland Fire Department, Midland ISD, the Midland County Sheriff’s Office and other public safety partners will conduct active shooter training this week at Greenwood Intermediate School. According to Midland officials, people in the area may notice an increased presen...
MONAHANS, Texas (KOSA) - The Monahans Police Department says it’s increasing enforcement to address speeding. According to a post made by the Monahans police, they will be working with TxDOT and law enforcement to crack down on speeding starting July 18 and will end on August 3. This is apart of ...
PECOS, Texas (KOSA) - A 20-year-old man who died in a crash on I-20 near Pecos early Sunday has been identified by family members as Alex Holguín. The crash happened in the westbound lanes of I-20 near mile marker 53 , according to DPS. Witnesses said the interstate was shut down following the cr...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ( KCTV /Gray News) - A 5th-grade girl from Kansas died days after she and her family were involved in a crash while traveling to a soccer tournament in Nashville. The family was driving to a Nashville soccer tournament, according to a GoFundMe St. Ann Catholic School identified t...
PRESIDIO, Texas (KOSA) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 22.4 kilograms of fentanyl concealed in the spare tire of a pickup truck at the Presidio Port of Entry. According to CBP, officers found the narcotics during the early morning hours on July 15, after a man driving a 2018 ...
Pembroke Pines, Florida ( InvestigateTV ) — Anytime she hears a plane engine overhead — no matter where she is — the sound stops Megan Bishop in her tracks. Standing in the South Florida sun, scanning the sky for the source of the recognizable hum, Bishop said it’s been that way for the last five...
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of setting off fireworks and lighting a fire Monday morning in front of a New York building housing an immigration court and other government offices is a former U.S. Army soldier, an FBI official said. Andrew Arrabaca, who was a mechanic on Patriot missile systems...
TUCSON, Ariz. ( 13 News /Gray News) - The suspect in a mass shooting in downtown Tucson Sunday morning has been identified. According to records, 21-year-old David Leroy French is facing charges of aggravated assault with a firearm and aggravated assault involving serious injury. The Tucson Polic...
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (Gray News) - Rev. Al Sharpton said a large reward will be offered to anyone who provides more information in the death of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old who died during a July 4 trip to an island with friends. Sharpton made the announcement during Wells’ funeral Monday. “I wan...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Texas Department of Transportation has announced the continuation of construction of the Loop 250/Todd Drive Interchange Project. This project looks to improve safety, reduce congestion, and enhance connectivity along the Loop 250 corridor. Included in the project...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A Midland ISD trustee is calling for Midland County Judge Terry Johnson to resign, alleging the county’s top elected official violated state law by improperly obtaining and releasing a resident’s personal identifying information. Brandon W. Hodges, who represents Distr...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - The mother accused of shooting a man to death after finding him in her daughter’s bedroom appeared in a Tennessee court Monday morning. On July 16, 36-year-old Kendra Scott was taken into custody after a man was found dead at the scene of a shooting in the Walke...
TxDOT's Loop 250/Todd Drive Interchange Project is an investment that will improve safety, reduce congestion and enhance connectivity.
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland elected official Brandon W. Hodges is calling on the Midland County Commissioners Court to seek the immediate resignation of County Judge Terry Johnson, claiming Johnson violated the public trust by releasing a citizen’s sensitive personal information. In a letter,...
( InvestigateTV ) — A new WalletHub survey finds high gas prices are reshaping summer travel for a majority of Americans, with 59 percent saying transportation costs have affected their plans and 51 percent planning to spend less than last year. John Kiernan, managing editor at WalletHub, said th...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 50 pounds of fentanyl hidden inside a spare tire of a pickup truck at the Presidio Port of Entry.
The Midland Salvation Army is expanding its feeding and relief operations to support recovery efforts for communities impacted by recent flooding in the Texas Hill Country.
Midland County Fire Marshal Justin Bunch was deployed to assist in assessing storm damage in Batesville, Texas, helping state officials determine the level of disaster relief needed.
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Midland County Fire Marshal Justin Bunch has been deployed to South Texas to help assess damage following the severe storms and flooding that have impacted communities across the Texas Hill Country and South Texas Plains. Bunch is the first Midland County employee d...
The family of Bryan Alejandro Peinado, a 20-year-old man who died in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 in Ward County, is seeking donations through a GoFundMe campaign to cover funeral expenses.
Six Ector County Independent School District educators graduated from The Holdsworth Center's Aspiring Principals Program, with several transitioning into new leadership roles across the district.
Showers this morning and stay prepare because we have showers this evening as well, please remember to avoid those flooded roadways and turn around don't drown.
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - After years of answering the call, Fire Fighter Martin Nunez is hanging up his gear. The Midland Fire Department is celebrating Nunez’s retirement, recognizing a career spent serving the community he’s called home. In a Facebook post they the department thanked him for his...
WARD COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - One person is dead after an eleven vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Ward County on I-20 . According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, on July 19 at 4:45 a.m. police responded to a call about an eleven car crash that happened on I-20 on mile marker 51 going...
A 20-year-old Midland man was killed and five others were injured in an 11-vehicle chain-reaction crash on Interstate 20 in Ward County on Sunday morning.
WASHINGTON (Gray News/AP) — President Donald Trump shared a photo of Vice President JD Vance’s new baby. Trump shared a photo on Truth Social of the newborn, Alec Neel Vance, taken at the hospital with two older siblings. “Congratulations! A perfect baby boy for the wonderful Vance family,” Trump...
ATLANTA ( Atlanta News First /Gray News) — Fairlife has stopped producing milk in the United States after it was hit by a ransomware attack, Coca-Cola announced Thursday. Fairlife identified “unauthorized access by a third party to a portion of its systems, including its production-related system...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A new partnership between the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Permian Basin Chapter and Skillpoint Alliance Permian Basin aims to remove a common financial barrier for students entering the trades: the cost of professional-grade tools. Shane Bell, Pres...
(Gray News) - The Food and Drug Administration said that a sample of Taylor Farms lettuce that tested positive for cyclospora was a false positive.The FDA said Sunday that laboratory experts re-reviewed the sample results and determined it should be considered a false positive.As of Sunday, the F...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Aging Untold) — A retired physician diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than 20 years ago was turned away from gym after gym when he wanted to try rock climbing — until one said yes. That single yes led to the creation of Up Ending Parkinson’s, a nonprofit that connects peopl...
BALTIMORE (Aging Untold) — A man diagnosed with ALS more than a decade ago is participating in a clinical trial at Johns Hopkins Medicine testing a brain-computer interface, or BCI, that allows patients to control smart-home devices using only their brain signals. Tim Evans and his wife, Dee, rec...
PECOS, Texas (KOSA) - Couple of road closures are happening in downtown Pecos. According to the City of Pecos, there will be road closures in downtown Pecos on East 2nd Street near South Oak and Highway 285. These road closures are happening because of construction happening on one of the buildin...
If I had a song for today it would be rainy themed, maybe something like "Singing in the Rain" by Gene Kelly. Rain showers are almost done the last bit remains today just remember to turn around, don't drown.
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Back to school season is already here for our educators and First Alert 7 and the Garriga Law Firm are teaming up to help teachers get off to a great start.Norma Reyes, a Spanish teacher at Vasquez Middle School in Odessa, is the first of five teachers to win a $300 gift ca...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - On July 15, the Odessa Police Department opened its doors to members of the House of the Sycamore Tree, giving the group a closer look at how the department operates. Officers Destiny Jones and Steven LeSueur led the visit.House of the Sycamore Tree is a local nonprofit tha...
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